In the game of true love, friendship plays a major role; yet, in spite of Dre and Sidney’s mutual admiration, they keep looking elsewhere for love. Comments imply that Sidney and her boyfriend become sexually involved early in their relationship and one brief bedroom scene is shown. Dre and Sidney are also shown in bed together. Six obscenities and a slang term for prostitute spouted in hip-hop lyrics and comical conversations show further poor taste. “Brown Sugar” isn’t that sweet.